Brake assembly

ABSTRACT

A brake assembly including a pair of brake shoes having adjacent ends pivotally mounted to a support and an actuator disposed between the ends of the brake shoes. The brake shoe webs are recessed at one end to engage a fixed anchor pin. The recess provides an arcuate bearing surface adapted to bear against a portion of the pin and permit pivoting movement of the brake shoe about the pin as the brake is actuated and released. The recess is also so oriented relative to the pin that the recess abuts the pin and prevents the brake shoe from moving away from the anchor pin. The brake assembly also includes an anchor pin having axially spaced cylindrical bearing areas adapted to radially, slidably receive the open ended recesses of a dual web brake shoe and a pair of oppositely facing surfaces extending radially outward at axially spaced locations on the pin to abut the brake shoe webs and prevent the anchor pin from being axially displaced from the support.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No.687,063 filed on May 17, 1976 and assigned to the same assignee.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is directed to certain improvements in vehiclebrake mechanisms and, more specifically, to a brake shoe and an anchorpin for a vehicle brake assembly.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The invention is particularly useful in a rotary cam actuated brakeassembly which includes a pair of brake shoes having adjacent endspivotally mounted to a support and a rotatable actuating cam disposedbetween the other ends of the brake shoes. Rotary movement of the camcauses each of the brake shoes to pivot outwardly about its pivot oranchor pin to contact the inwardly facing friction surface of the brakedrum. This type of brake assembly is used for heavy duty brakeapplications which may employ a dual or a single web brake shoe. Thebrake shoes may be cast or fabricated. The brake shoes may also carry aroller type cam follower on the ends adjacent the actuating cam. Theopposite adjacent ends of the brake shoes may be mounted for pivotingmovement about a single anchor pin as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.3,398,814 or each shoe may be pivotally mounted for movement about oneof a pair of spaced anchor pins as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,114,437.

Dual web brake shoes for the brake assemblies employing a pair of spacedanchor pins are provided with axially aligned, laterally extending boresin each of the webs at the end of the shoe to be pivotally mounted tothe support. The brake shoes are mounted to the assembly by aligning theweb bores on opposite sides of a bore through a boss formed on the brakesupport or spider and inserting a pin axially through the spider boreand the coaxial brake shoe bores. The pin, generally referred to as ananchor pin, may be press fit to the boss or locked against rotation by aset screw or other means. Snap rings may be provided to the axiallyextending ends of the pin to prevent substantial axial displacement ofthe anchor pin relative to the support. The foregoing arrangement fixesthe brake shoe against substantial movement relative to the supportexcept for the desired pivoting movement about the anchor pin. In thistype of brake assembly the anchor pin must be withdrawn from the spiderbore when its becomes necessary to remove the brake shoes for thepurpose of replacing or relining the same.

This is not necessary in brake assemblies of the type where the brakeshoes are mounted for pivoting movement about a single anchor pin. Inthat type of assembly the adjacent ends of the brake shoe webs are eachrecessed to provide arcuate bearing surfaces usually less than 180° inarc, which are seated on opposite sides of the anchor pin by a radiallydirected movement relative to the pin. The open ended recesses providedto the brake shoe ends permit assembly to and disassembly from theanchor pin without moving the anchor pin relative to the spider.Although this arrangement provides for ease of assembly and disassembly,the brake shoes are not positively secured to the anchor pin and maybecome self-actuating. That is, when the brake assembly is actuated, thecam causes the brake shoes to pivot about the anchor pin to bring thefriction lining pads into contact with the brake drum and therebyinhibit rotation of the brake drum and the wheel to which it isattached. The friction force between the brake drum and the liningssecured to the brake shoes tends to draw the linings into furthercontact with the brake drum and thereby increase the magnitude of thefriction force. The effect the friction force will have on the liningsdepends upon the direction of rotation of the brake drum.

The friction force between the drum and the lining secured to one of thebrake shoes will be effective in the same general direction as the forceapplied by the cam actuator and will .[.compliment.]. .Iadd.complement.Iaddend.the brake actuating force. The friction force between the drumand the lining secured to the other brake shoe will be opposite to thedirection of the force applied by the rotatable cam actuator. Thefriction force at the circumference of that brake shoe will tend to movethe brake shoe away from the anchor pin and toward the actuating cam atthe other end of the shoe.

Under static conditions there is virtually no space available toaccommodate any movement of the brake shoe other than the intendedpivotal movement into contact with the friction surface of the brakedrum. However, the brake assembly distorts under dynamic brakingconditions. The system pressure and temperature generated during brakingcause the brake shoes and the brake drum to expand radially in thoseareas where the pressure and temperature increase is the greatest. Drumtype brake assemblies which are normally depicted as comprising aplurality of brake shoes with friction lined tables of generallycylindrical curvature and closely surrounded by a cylindrically curvedfriction surface of a brake drum under static conditions becomeelliptical or oblate under dynamic braking conditions. In a rotary camactuated brake assembly the brake drums and brake shoes expand radiallyabout the mid-point of the brake shoes and afford additional clearancefor the anchor ends of the brake shoes to move away from the anchor pinsif the brake shoe webs are not secured against such movement. Movementof the brake shoe away from the anchor pin causes undesirable noise andchatter as well as unnecessarily rapid wear of the lining on the brakeshoe most often subject to this type of "self-actuation".

Although the components of the brake assembly could be made more massiveto produce an assembly which is less susceptible to distortion underdynamic braking conditions, such as assembly would be economicallyunfeasible because of the additional metal required in the manufacturingprocess and the mass added to the weight of the vehicle. The economicsof manufacture and vehicle operation thus dictate that the state of theart rotary cam actuated brake assembly is both satisfactory and reliableand should be improved wherever possible to enhance its operation andservicability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a brake shoe including at least one webrecessed at one end, the recess being of a width to radially slidablyengage a cylindrical bearing surface of an anchor pin mounted to asupport as a vehicle axle housing. The recess is also oriented to pivotabout the cylindrical bearing surface of the anchor pin in response toan outwardly directed force applied at the other end of the brake shoeand to abut the cylindrical bearing surface of the anchor pin andprevent movement of the brake shoe in response to a force tending tomove the brake shoe away from the anchor pin. The recess may comprise anarcuate bearing surface and a portion of the brake shoe web extendingtangentially from one end of the arcuate bearing surface. In a preferredembodiment the recessed end of the brake shoe web includes a slotcomprised of an inner arcuate bearing surface and a mouth portion formedby integral portions of the brake shoe web at the opposite ends of thearcuate bearing surface.

The invention also provides an anchor pin for a rotary cam actuatedbrake assembly which has axially spaced cylindrical bearing areasadapted to radially, slidably receive open ended recesses provided atone end of a dual web brake shoe and a pair of oppositely facingsurfaces extending radially outward at axially spaced locations on thepin to abut the brake shoe webs and prevent the anchor pin from beingaxially displaced from the support. In the preferred embodiments, theanchor pin is provided as an elongate pin having a stepped cylindricalsurface including a cylindrical surface of one diameter at each end ofthe pin and a cylindrical surface of greater or smaller diameterextending a substantial axial distance between the cylindrical surfaceof each end of the pin.

The invention and the advantages offered thereby will become apparentfrom the following detailed description of the embodiments shown by theaccompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a brake assemblyaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view, partly in section, taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary view showing part of the brake shoe and brakespider of the brake assembly shown by FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view showing an alternate embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing an alternatemeans for pivotally mounting the brake shoes of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the anchor pin of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 but showing a means of pivotallymounting the brake shoes of FIG. 1 to a different type of support; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the anchor pin of FIG. 8.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to the drawings, there is shown a cam actuated brakeassembly generally designated by the numeral 10. The brake assembly 10is supported by a spider 11 rigid with a vehicle axle housing 12. Thebrake assembly 10 includes a pair of brake shoes 14 each of which ispivotally mounted at one end to an anchor pin 15 carried by the spider11. The anchor pins 15 are each carried in a cylindrical bore 16provided through bosses 18. As best shown by FIG. 2, the bosses 18 areformed as depending integral parts of the spider 11 and are axiallyoffset from the upper portion of the spider 11. The offset permits thebosses 18 to be located between the dual webs of the brake shoes 14.

A cam 19 is mounted for rotary movement between the adjacent ends of thebrake shoes 14 opposite from the anchor pins 15. The brake shoes 14 areeach provided with a roller type cam follower 22. The cam isnon-rotatably secured to a cam shaft 20 mounted to the spider for rotarymovement in a bearing 21. The cam shaft is rotated by means not shown torock the cam 19 in a clockwise direction through an arc in the range of10° to 30°. The cam 19 provides an outwardly directed force to therollers 22 and the brake shoes 14 which causes the brake shoes to pivotabout the anchor pins 15. This movement forces the friction lining pads24 into contact with the inwardly facing friction surface 26 of a brakedrum 25 secured by conventional means 23 to a wheel 27 rotatably mountedby hub 29 to a spindle at the outer end of axle housing 12. When thebrakes are released the brake shoes 14 and the friction lining pads 24are withdrawn from contact with the brake drum surface 26 by a returnspring 28 secured at its opposite ends to the brake shoe webs.

The brake shoes 14 are dual web fabricated brake shoes. That is, eachbrake shoe includes a pair of axially spaced webs 31 secured to a table32. The webs 31 are flat in a radial direction and curved in alongitudinal or circumferential direction. The brake shoe table 32 iscurved in the circumferential direction and the webs 31 are welded inparallel relation along the interior curved portion of the table. Thisprovides a generally rigid assembly of component parts to which thefriction lining pads 24 may be secured by rivets or by chemical bonding.

Each of the brake shoe webs 31 is provided with an open recess 34 at theend opposite the cam follower 22. The recess 34 is in the form of a slotwhich includes an inner arcuate bearing surface 35 and a mouth formed byintegral brake shoe portions 36, 38 .Iadd.having flat surfaces 36a and38a, respectively, .Iaddend.which extend tangentially outward from theopposite ends of the arcuate bearing surface 35. The bearing surface 35is a semi-circular bearing surface adapted to engage a complementaryarcuate surface 17 of the generally cylindrical end portion 13 of anchorpin 15. The bearing surface 35 is comprised of an upper portion 37 and alower portion 39. The recess 34 is canted so the upper and lowerportions 37 and 39 of the bearing surface 35 are disposed to engage thecomplementary arcuate surface 17 at the bottom of pin 15 on both sidesof a radial plane passing through the center of anchor pin 15 and theaxis of rotation of the wheel 27 carried by axle housing 12. The planeis represented by the line A in FIG. 3 which passes through the centerof anchor pin 15 and the longitudinal center of axle housing 12 which iscoaxial with the axis of rotation of brake drum 25 and the wheel 27 towhich the brake drum is secured.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, the outer end of the lower portion 39of arcuate bearing surface 35 and the web portion 38 of the brake shoe.[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.shown to the left in the drawings aredisposed to bear against a portion of the complementary arcuate surface17 to the right of the plane represented by the line A. When the brakeassembly 10 is actuated with the wheel and brake drum 25 rotating in aclockwise direction as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1, the frictiondeveloped between the pads 24 and surface 26 of brake drum 25 willdevelop a circumferentially directed force tending to move both of thebrake shoes .[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.in a clockwise direction. Thecircumferentially directed force between the brake drum 25 and thefriction linings 24 secured to the .Iadd.leading .Iaddend.brake shoe.[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.shown to the right in FIG. 1 will tend tomove that brake shoe in the direction of its anchor pin 15 and thus.[.compliment.]. .Iadd.complement .Iaddend.the braking actuating forceapplied by cam 19. The circumferentially directed force developedbetween the brake drum 25 and the friction linings 24 secured to the.Iadd.trailing .Iaddend.brake shoe .[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.shown tothe left in FIG. 1 will be opposite to the force applied by the cam 19and, if that brake shoe were not restrained, the circumferentiallydirected force would move the brake shoe away from the anchor pin 15 ina clockwise direction toward the other end, that is, the cam followerend of the brake shoe. The canted recess 34 of the brake shoe .[.31.]..Iadd.14 .Iaddend.prevents such movement. A portion of the complementaryarcuate surface 17 of pin 15 bears against the lower end surface 35 tothe right of the plane represented by line A and prevents the brake shoefrom moving away or becoming disassociated with the anchor pin.

The width D of the mouth portion of recess 34 and the diameter of theinner arcuate bearing surface 35 are selected so as to permit the brakeshoes to be slidably engaged with the ends of the anchor pin 15projecting from opposite sides of the spider boss 18. This arrangementprovides for ease of assembly and disassembly while the lower portion 39of the recess and the web portion 38 are hooked around a portion of theanchor pin 15 remote from the primary bearing portion. The lower endportion 39 of the recess and the web portion 38 are thus oriented toabut that remote portion of the anchor pin 15 and prevent the brake shoemoving away from the anchor pin as the brake shoes becomeself-actuating. Due to the clearance provided for ease of assembly, thebrake shoe web will move a limited distance until the hooked end of theweb abuts the anchor pin, but once the recess abuts the pin it willprevent further movement of the brake shoe in response to a forcetending to move the brake shoe away from the anchor pin.

Although for ease of manufacture and assembly it is preferred to utilizea semi-circular inner arcuate bearing surface 35, the bearing surface ofrecess 34 may be less than 180° of arc from end to end. The recess 34 orslotted ends of the brake shoes .[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.arepreferably canted at an angle between about 5° and 30° relative to theplane represented by the line B in FIG. 3. The line B represents a planepassing through the center of anchor pin 15 and parallel to the verticalaxis of the brake assembly which passes through the center of the rotarycam as shown in FIGS. 1-3. With an inner arcuate bearing surface of 180°this disposes 5° to 30° of the arcuate bearing surface 35 at the lowerend portion 39 on the right or remote side of the plane represented bythe line B as shown in FIG. 3 .Iadd.and thus disposes the tangentialsurfaces 36a and 38a at an angle of from 60° to 85° with respect to thesame plane.Iaddend..

The amount of extension beyond the plane passing through the center ofthe anchor pin and the axis of rotation of the wheel required to retainthe recessed end of the brake shoe web on the anchor pin is dependent onthe size of the brake and the location of the anchor pins relative tothe axis of rotation and the diameter of the friction surface of thebrake drum. The orientation of the recess as described above has provensatisfactory on a 161/2 inch nominal diameter brake assembly having apair of anchor pins spaced 21/2 inches apart on a line 63/4 inches belowthe horizontal center line and having a 1 inch diameter recess bearingsurface. Although the orientation may differ for other brake assemblies,adequate retention can be obtained so long as the lower end 39, 38 ofthe recess extends beyond the plane represented by the line B in FIG. 3.In the embodiment shown by FIGS. 1-3 the lower end portion 39 of therecess 34 extends about 20° beyond the right side of the planerepresented by the line B while the .Iadd.surfaces 38a of .Iaddend.webportion .[.39.]. .Iadd.38 .Iaddend.which extends tangentially from thelower end portion 39 of recess 34 extends a substantial distance, about1/4 inch, beyond the lower end portion 39.

Although the recesses 34 may be of the same thickness as the brake shoewebs 31, it is preferred to provide a greater surface area for bearingagainst the anchor pin 15. The area of the arcuate bearing surface 35may be increased by providing a shoulder 40 around the recess 34. Thismay be accommodated by welding a U-shaped element to the surface of theweb 31.

During assembly the anchor pins 15 are fitted to the bores 16 of thespider bosses 18. The brake shoes .[.31.]. .Iadd.14 .Iaddend.are mountedto the spider by sliding the recesses 34 in a generally radiallydirection over the cylindrical ends 13 of the anchor pins 15 extendingfrom the opposite sides of the spider bosses 18. The webs 31 of eachbrake shoe may be through punched with laterally aligned holes 41. A pin42 is inserted through the laterally aligned holes 41 of each brake shoe14 and the opposite ends of a retention spring 44 are hooked around eachrespective pin 42. The retention spring 44 helps spring 28 urge thearcuate bearing surfaces 35 provided at the recessed ends of the brakeshoes 14 into contact with the anchor pins 15.

A pair of snap rings 45 are seated in grooves 46 provided adjacent theopposite ends of the anchor pins 15 to prevent axial movement of thebrake shoe webs 31 relative to each anchor pin 15.

The remaining components of the brake assembly 10 as shown by FIG. 1 andthe brake drum 25 are added in conventional manner.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an alternate embodiment of the present inventionwhere a pair of brake shoes 51 having open ended recesses 52 arepivotally mounted to a single anchor pin 54. In this embodiment thebrake shoe tables 55 are provided with friction lining material 56 andthe recessed end of one of the webs 58 of each brake shoe is axiallyoffset to seat on the pin 54 internally adjacent the recessed end of theweb 59 of the other brake shoe. A similar arrangement using axiallyoffset recessed ends may also be utilized to pivotally mount single webbrake shoes on a single anchor pin.

The brake shoes of the invention thus, through the anchor pin recessesand their particular orientation relative to the anchor pins supportedby the spider, provide for ease of assembly and disassembly whileavoiding the self-actuating feature associated with prior art brakeassemblies utilizing brake shoes having open ended anchor pin recesses.

FIG. 6 shows an alternate arrangement for mounting a dual web brake shoewith each web having an open ended recess to a support boss of the typedisclosed in FIGS. 1-3. In FIG. 6 an anchor pin 60 is inserted in abushing 61 seated in the cylindrical bore 16 of spider boss 18.

The anchor pin 60, as best shown by FIG. 7, is an elongate member havinga stepped cylindrical surface comprised of a cylindrical bearing surface62 and 64 at each end and a cylindrical mounting surface 65 extending asubstantial axial distance between the bearing surfaces 62 and 64. Thesurfaces 62, 64 are of the same diameter and are smaller than themounting surface 65. The surfaces 62, 64 are also separated from themounting surface by a pair of oppositely facing radially extendingsurfaces 66 and 68.

The diameter and length of the mounting surface 65 provide a snug fit inthe bushing 61 with the oppositely facing radial surfaces 65 and 68flush with the external surfaces of the spider boss 18. The recessedends 34 of a dual web brake shoe are radially slidably engaged or seatedon the cylindrical bearing surfaces 62 and 64. As the return spring 28and/or the retention spring is applied to the brake shoes, the camfollower ends of the brake shoes are biased toward the rotary cam andthe open ended recesses are firmly seated on the bearing surfaces 62 and64. The width D of the recesses 34 is not as large as the diameter ofthe mounting surface 65. The portion of the brake shoe webs surroundingthe recesses 34 thus serve as abutments which are contacted by theradially extending surfaces 66, 68 of the anchor pin and preventsubstantial axial movement of the anchor pin 60 relative to the brakeshoe webs 31 and thereby prevent the anchor pin 60 from being axiallydisplaced from the bore 16.

FIG. 8 shows a further arrangement for mounting a dual web brake shoewith each web having an open ended recess to a brake assembly support.In FIG. 8 the brake support or spider is formed to provide a pair ofaxially spaced depending bosses 71 and 72 with a cylindrical bore 73,74or a pair of axially aligned cylindrical bores 73, 74 extending throughsaid bosses.

The anchor pin 70, as best shown by FIG. 9, is an elongate member havinga stepped cylindrical surface comprised of a cylindrical mountingsurface 76 and 77 at each end and a cylindrical bearing surface 78extending a substantial axial distance between the mounting surfaces 76and 77. The mounting surfaces 76, 77 are of the same diameter and arelarger than the bearing surface 78. The bearing surface 78 is separatedfrom the mounting surfaces 76, 77 by a pair of oppositely facingradially extending surfaces 79 and 80.

The diameter and length of the mounting surfaces 76 and 77 provide asnug fit in the bores 73, 74 of the axially spaced bosses 71, 72 withthe radial surfaces 79 and 80 flush with the internal surfaces of thebosses 71, 72. The recessed ends 34 of a dual web brake shoe areradially, slidably engaged or seated on axially spaced bearing areas ofthe bearing surface 78. The return and/or retaining springs are appliedto bias the brake shoes toward the rotary cam and firmly seat therecesses 34 on the anchor pin 70. As in the embodiment of FIG. 8, thewidth D of the recesses 34 is not as large as the diameter of thecylindrical mounting surfaces 76, 77 and the webs surrounding therecesses 34 serve as abutments contacted by the radially extendingsurfaces 79, 80 of the anchor pin. The brake shoe webs 31 and anchor pinsurfaces 79, 80 thus interact to prevent substantial axial movement ofthe anchor pin 70 relative to the brake shoe webs and thereby preventthe anchor pin 70 from being axially displaced from the spaced bores 73,74.

The anchor pins 60 and 70 both comprise an elongate pin having steppedcylindrical bearing areas for receiving the open ended recesses of adual web brake shoe and a pair of oppositely facing surfaces extendingradially outward at axially spaced locations to prevent the anchor pinfrom substantial movement relative to the brake shoe webs and, moreimportantly, to prevent the anchor pin from being axially displaced fromthe brake support bore. As such, the anchor pins do not require othermeans such as snap rings or pressure plates to secure the pins againstaccidental displacement from the brake support bore.

When used with the open ended dual web brakes shoes described inconjunction with FIGS. 1-3, the smaller diameter bearing surfaces of theanchor pins 60 and 70 provide a stronger web portion to hook around theanchor pin. This is beneficial due to the high stresses encountered asthe anchor pin holds the hooked end of the brake shoe web againstdisplacement under dynamic braking conditions. Increased web endstrength is provided by the smaller diameter cylindrical bearingsurfaces while the larger diameter cylindrical mounting surfaces of theanchor pins 60 and 70 permit the improved, open ended, dual web brakeshoes to be used with brake support plates having large diameter anchorpin bores. The anchor pins 60 and 70 may thus be used with the improvedopen ended, dual web brake shoes as replacement parts for brakeassemblies already in service and as components for new brake assemblieswithout changing the tooling for manufacturing the brake support plates.

The invention may also be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Theforegoing description is therefore to be considered as illustrative andnot restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined by theappended claims, and all changes which come within the meaning and rangeof equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embracedthereby.

I claim:
 1. A brake shoe .Iadd.for a brake assembly of the typeincluding a brake drum and a pair of brake shoes having adjacent endspivotally mounted to a support and actuating means disposed between theother ends of the brake shoes to pivot said brake shoes into frictionalcontact with said brake drum thereby developing a circumferential forcewhich complements the force actuating one shoe and a circumferentialforce opposite to the force actuating the other shoe, said shoe.Iaddend.including at least one continuous rigid web having an openended recess at one end, said recess being of a width to radially,slidably engage a cylindrical bearing surface of an anchor pin mountedto a support on a vehicle axle .[.housing.]. and being .[.oriented.]..Iadd.adapted .Iaddend.to pivot about said cylindrical bearing surfaceof said pin in response to an outwardly directed .Iadd.brake actuating.Iaddend.force applied at the other end of said brake shoe.[.and.]..Iadd., said recess having an inner arcuate surface in bearingabutment with said bearing surface of said pin and being oriented toextend on both sides of a plane passing through the axis of curvature ofsaid bearing surface and parallel to a major axis of said brake assemblywhich passes through the center of said actuating means, said arcuatesurface intersecting said plane on the side of the axis of curvature ofsaid bearing surface remote from said actuating means and said portionof said arcuate surface which lies on the side of said plane opposite tothe major part of the web extending between 5° and 30° therebeyond.Iaddend.to .[.abut.]. .Iadd.maintain said arcuate surface in abutmentwith .Iaddend.said .[.cylindrical.]. bearing surface and prevent.Iadd.substantial .Iaddend.movement .Iadd.other than pivotal movement.Iaddend.of said brake shoe .Iadd.relative to said anchor pin.Iaddend.in response to a .Iadd.drum derived .Iaddend.force tending tomove said brake shoe away from said anchor pin. .[.2. The brake shoedefined by claim 1 wherein said recess is comprised of an inner arcuatebearing surface and a portion of said web extending tangentially fromsaid arcuate bearing surface at one end thereof..].
 3. The brake shoedefined by claim .[.2.]. .Iadd.1, .Iaddend.wherein said arcuate bearingsurface extends through an arc no greater than 180° from end to end..[.4. The brake shoe defined by claim 2 wherein said one end of saidarcuate bearing surface is disposed to abut said cylindrical surface ofsaid anchor pin in response to a force tending to move said brake shoeaway from said anchor pin..]. .[.5. The brake shoe defined by claim 2wherein said portion of said web extending tangentially from saidarcuate bearing surface is disposed to abut said cylindrical bearingsurface of said anchor pin in response to a force tending to move saidbrake shoe away from said anchor pin..]. .[.6. The brake shoe defined byclaim 2 wherein said one end of said arcuate bearing surface and saidtangentially extending portion of said brake shoe web comprise a portionof said brake shoe web formed to be hooked around and abut said anchorpin in response to a force tending to move said brake shoe away fromsaid anchor pin..]. .[.7. The brake shoe defined by claim 1 wherein saidrecess is in the form of a slot comprised of an inner arcuate bearingsurface having oppositely disposed ends and a mouth portion formed byintegral web portions at the opposite ends of said arcuate bearingsurface and said slot is so oriented that the web portion at one end ofsaid arcuate bearing surface will abut said anchor pin in response to aforce tending to move said brake shoe away from said anchor pin..].
 8. Arigid brake shoe .Iadd.for a brake assembly of the type including abrake drum and a pair of brake shoes having adjacent ends pivotallymounted to a support and actuating means disposed between the other endsof the brake shoes, said brake shoes .Iaddend.having a dual continuousweb structure including an open recess formed at one end of each web,each said recess being laterally aligned with the other recess andcomprised of an inner arcuate bearing surface having opposite ends and amouth portion formed by integral shoe portions at the opposite ends ofsaid arcuate bearing surface, said mouth portions being of a width to.Iadd.radially, .Iaddend.slidably engage said arcuate bearing surfaceswith a fixed .Iadd.anchor .Iaddend.pin.Iadd., .Iaddend..[.and.]. saidarcuate bearing surfaces being so oriented as to .Iadd.extend on bothsides of a plane passing through the axis of curvature of said bearingsurfaces and parallel to a major axis of said brake assembly whichpasses through the center of said actuating means, said bearing surfacesintersecting said plane on the side of said anchor pin remote from saidactuating means and said portion of said bearing surface which lies onthe side of said plane opposite to the major part of said webs extendingbetween about 5° and 30° therebeyond to .Iaddend.bear against acomplementary arcuate surface of said pin .Iadd.and enable the brakeshoe to pivot therearound .Iaddend.in response to an outwardly directed.Iadd.actuating .Iaddend.force applied at the other end of said brakeshoe with .[.said pin abutting against.]. a portion of said .[.recessesdisposed relative to .]. .Iadd.arcuate bearing surfaces being maintainedagainst .Iaddend.said pin to prevent substantial movement of said brakeshoe in response to a .Iadd.drum derived .Iaddend.force .Iadd.existingwhen the shoe engages the drum .Iaddend.tending to move said brake shoeaway from said pin.
 9. In a brake assembly for a vehicle wheel, asupport, a pair of rigid brake shoes .Iadd.pivoted on saidsupport.Iaddend., a rotary cam actuator disposed between adjacent endsof said brake shoes, an open ended recess formed in the web at the endof each of said brake shoes opposite from said adjacent ends, each saidrecess being adapted to be radially, slidably mounted to a pin carriedby said support, each said recess having an inner arcuate bearingsurface disposed to engage a surface portion of said pin on both sidesof a plane passing through the center of said pin and parallel to amajor axis of said brake assembly which axis passes through the centerof said rotary cam with the lower portion of the arcuate bearing surfaceextending at least 5° .Iadd.and not more than 30° .Iaddend.on the remoteside of said pin .[.and .]..Iadd., with the remainder of said arcuatebearing surface extending on the other side of the pin, whereby eachsaid recess is .Iaddend.adapted to abut said pin and prevent.[.further.]. movement .Iadd.other than pivotal movement .Iaddend.ofsaid brake shoe .Iadd.relative to said pin .Iaddend.in response to a.Iadd.drum derived .Iaddend.force tending to move said brake shoe awayfrom said pin .Iadd.when the shoe engages the drum.Iaddend.. .[.10. Thebrake assembly defined by claim 9 wherein each of said recesses is aslot comprised of an inner arcuate bearing surface and a mouth portionformed by integral brake shoe portions at the opposite ends of saidarcuate bearing surfaces and said slot is so oriented that said arcuatebearing surfaces are disposed to engage said pin on both sides of saidplane..]. .[.11. In a brake assembly for a vehicle wheel, a support, apair of rigid brake shoes, a rotatable cam disposed between adjacentends of said brake shoes, an open ended recess formed in the end of theweb of each brake shoe opposite from said adjacent ends, each saidrecess being adapted to be radially, slidably mounted to a pin carriedby said support, each of said recess having an inner arcuate bearingsurface disposed to engage a surface portion of said pin and a brakeshoe portion extending tangentially outward from at least one end ofsaid arcuate bearing surface, said brake shoe portion extendingsubstantially beyond a radial plane passing through the center of saidpin and the axis of rotation of said wheel on the side of said planeremote from a major portion of said arcuate bearing surface..].
 12. Ananchor pin for a vehicle brake assembly comprising an elongate pinhaving axially spaced cylindrical bearing areas adapted to radially,slidably receive .[.an.]. .Iadd.respective aligned .Iaddend.open ended.[.recess.]. .Iadd.recesses formed in the webs .Iaddend.of a dual webbrake shoe.Iadd., said bearing areas being spaced by a cylindricalmounting surface of greater diameter than said bearing areas,.Iaddend.and a pair of oppositely facing .Iadd.radially extending.Iaddend.surfaces integrally formed with said anchor pin .[.andextending radially outward at axially spaced locations on said pin.]..Iadd.at each end of said mounting surface, said radially extendingsurfaces being adapted to engage said webs adjacent said recesses.Iaddend.to prevent substantial axial movement of said anchor pin ineither direction relative to said dual web brake shoe. .[.13. The anchorpin defined by claim 12 wherein said axially spaced cylindrical bearingareas are provided by a cylindrical bearing surface at each end of saidanchor pin and each of said cylindrical bearing surfaces is bounded atits axially inner end by a radially extending surface of said anchorpin..]. .[.14. The anchor pin defined by claim 12 wherein said axiallyspaced cylindrical bearing areas are provided by a cylindrical bearingsurface intermediate the ends of said anchor pin and said cylindricalbearing surface is bounded at each of its axially outer ends by aradially extending surface of said anchor pin..]. .[.15. An anchor pinfor a rotary cam actuated brake assembly comprising an elongate pinhaving a stepped cylindrical surface including a cylindrical brake shoebearing surface of one diameter at each end thereof and a cylindricalmounting surface of greater diameter extending a substantial axialdistance between said cylindrical bearing surfaces..].
 16. An anchor pinfor a rotary cam actuated brake assembly comprising an elongate pinhaving a stepped cylindrical surface including a cylindrical mountingsurface of one diameter integrally formed at each end thereof and acylindrical brake shoe bearing surface of smaller diameter extending asubstantial axial distance between said cylindrical mounting surfaces.17. In a rotary cam actuated brake assembly for a vehicle wheelcomprising a support having .[.an.]. .Iadd.a cylindrical.Iaddend.opening therethrough and a pair of brake shoes with each brakeshoe having a pair of axially spaced webs, the combination of anelongate member having a first .Iadd.cylindrical .Iaddend.portionadapted to be axially inserted in said support opening .Iadd.for freerotation therein .Iaddend.and a second portion providing axially spacedcylindrical bearing areas, and an open ended recess in each web at oneend of each of said brake shoes, the recesses at each of said brake shoeends being laterally aligned with each other and the width of saidrecesses being large enough to radially, slidably engage saidcylindrical bearing areas but less than the corresponding width of saidfirst portion of said member to prevent said first portion of saidmember from moving a substantial axial distance between said webs whenboth of said recesses are engaged with said cylindrical bearing areas.18. The rotary cam actuated brake assembly defined by claim 17 whereinsaid opening is a bore through said support and said first portion ofsaid elongate member is a cylindrical mounting surface intermediate saidcylindrical bearing areas and of greater diameter than said cylindricalbearing areas.
 19. The rotary cam actuated brake assembly defined byclaim 17 wherein said opening is a bore provided through axially spacedbosses on said support, said first portion of said elongate member iscomprised of a pair of axially spaced cylindrical mounting surfacesseated in said bosses and said second portion of said elongate member isa cylindrical brake shoe bearing surface of a diameter less than thediameter of said axially spaced cylindrical mounting surfaces andextends between said axially spaced cylindrical mounting surfaces. 20.In a brake assembly for a vehicle wheel comprising a support, a pair ofbrake shoes with each brake shoe having a pair of axially spaced webs, arotary cam actuator disposed between adjacent ends of said brake shoes,the opposite ends of said brake shoes being mounted for pivotal movementabout an anchor pin carried in a cylindrical bore provided through saidsupport and means biasing the adjacent ends of said brake shoes towardsaid rotary cam, the improvement comprising:an anchor pin having acylindrical center portion seated in said bore and a cylindrical brakeshoe bearing surface at each end of said center portion, each of saidcylindrical brake shoe bearing surfaces being of smaller diameter thanthe diameter of said center portion of said anchor pin, and an openended recess in each web at said opposite ends of said brake shoes, thewidth of said recesses being adapted to radially, slidably engage saidcylindrical brake shoe bearing surfaces of said anchor pin but less thanthe diameter of said center portion of said anchor pin, said webs beingspaced to seat said recesses adjacent the axially spaced ends of saidcylindrical center portion of said anchor pin to prevent .[.the centerportion of.]. said anchor pin from being axially displaced from saidbore.
 1. The brake assembly defined in claim 20 wherein each of saidopen ended recesses is comprised of an inner arcuate bearing surface anda portion of said web extending tangentially at one end of said arcuatebearing surface and said recesses are so oriented as to pivot about saidcylindrical brake shoe bearing surfaces of said anchor pin in responseto an outwardly directed force applied at the other end of said brakeshoe and to abut said cylindrical brake shoe bearing surfaces andprevent further movement of said brake shoe in response to a forcetending to move said brake shoe away from said anchor pin.
 22. In abrake assembly for a vehicle wheel comprising a support, a pair of brakeshoes with each brake shoe having a pair of axially spaced webs, arotary cam actuator disposed between adjacent ends of said brake shoes,the opposite ends of said brake shoes being mounted for pivotal movementabout an anchor pin carried in a pair of axially aligned bores providedthrough axially spaced portions of said support and means biasing theadjacent ends of said brake shoes toward said rotary cam, theimprovement comprising:an anchor pin having a cylindrical mountingsurface at each end thereof and a cylindrical brake shoe bearing surfaceintermediate said mounting surfaces, each of said cylindrical mountingsurfaces being of a diameter larger than the diameter of saidcylindrical brake shoe bearing surface and carried in one of saidaxially aligned bores, and an open ended recess in each web at saidopposite ends of said brake shoes, the width of said recesses beingadapted to radially, slidably engage said cylindrical brake shoe bearingsurface of said anchor pin but less than the diameter of saidcylindrical mounting surfaces of said anchor pin, said webs being spacedto seat said recesses adjacent said mounting surfaces to prevent saidmounting surfaces from being displaced from said axially aligned bores.23. The brake assembly defined in claim 22 wherein each of said openended recesses is comprised of an inner arcuate bearing surface and aportion of said web extending tangentially at one end of said arcuatebearing surface and said recesses are so oriented as to pivot about saidcylindrical brake shoe bearing surface of said anchor pin in response toan outwardly directed force applied to the other end of said brake shoeand to abut said cylindrical brake shoe bearing surface and preventfurther movement of said brake shoe in response to a force tending tomove said brake shoe away from said anchor pin. .Iadd.
 24. In a vehiclebrake assembly wherein a wheel mounted drum surrounds a pair of brakeshoes having longitudinally continuous rigid webs pivoted at one end onan anchor means having at least one cylindrical anchor pin surface andtheir other ends in operative association with a rotary cam actuatoradapted to displace said shoes from a retracted position where returnsprings hold them away from frictional contact with the drum and abraking position in contact with the drum thereby developing acircumferential force which complements the force actuating one shoe anda circumferential force opposite to the force actuating the other shoe;the improvement which comprises means providing an open ended recess atsaid one end of each brake shoe of such width as to radially slidablyfit upon said cylindrical anchor pin surface, said recess having aninner arcuate bearing surface portion abutting in full surfaceengagement with said cylindrical anchor pin surface in said brakeretracted position and said recess being so oriented that a portion ofsaid arcuate bearing surface of the recess extends to engage said anchorpin surface not more than 30° at one side of the intersection of thatsurface with a plane passing through the center of said anchor pinsurface and parallel to a major axis of said brake assembly which passesthrough the axis of said rotary cam and the remainder of said arcuatesurface of the recess engages said anchor pin surface at the other sideof said plane whereby when said brake shoes are pivotally displaced fromretracted position into braking engagement with the rotating drum saidarcuate recess surface will maintain such effective abutment with saidcylindrical anchor pin surface as to prevent movement of said brakeshoes away from said anchor pin in response to a force derived fromengagement of said brake shoes with the drum and tending to move saidbrake shoes relative to said anchor pin. .Iaddend. .Iadd.
 25. A brakeshoe adapted for coaction with a surrounding rotatable wheel mounteddrum in a brake assembly, said shoe having a continuous rigid web, oneend of which is adapted to be operatively connected to an actuator andthe other end of which is formed with an open ended recess providing anarcuate surface adapted for bearing engagement with a cylindrical anchorpin surface and a straight edge extending from the end of said arcuatesurface that is furthest from the end of the web connected to saidactuator, said recess being of such width as to be slidably engaged withsaid anchor pin surface and said recess being so inclined that, inassembly, said edge extends at an angle between 60° and 85° relative toa plane parallel to a diameter of said wheel passing through the centerof said actuator. .Iaddend. .Iadd.
 26. A brake shoe adapted for coactionwith a surrounding rotatable wheel mounted drum, said shoe having acontinuous rigid web, one end of which is adapted to be operativelyconnected to an actuator and the other end of which is formed with anopen ended recess providing an arcuate surface adapted for bearingengagement with a cylindrical anchor pin surface and parallel straightedges extending from the ends of said arcuate surface, said recess beingof such width as to be slidably engaged with said anchor pin and saidrecess being so inclined that, in assembly, said edges extend at anangle between 60° and 85° relative to a plane parallel to a diameter ofsaid wheel passing through the center of said actuator, whereby, uponactuation of said brake, said arcuate surface is maintained inengagement with said anchor pin surface. .Iaddend. .Iadd.
 27. A brakeshoe adapted for coaction with a surrounding rotatable wheel mounteddrum, said shoe having a continuous rigid web, one end of which isadapted to be operatively connected to a rotary cam actuator and theother end of which is formed with an open ended recess providing anarcuate surface adapted for bearing engagement with a cylindrical anchorpin surface and parallel straight edges extending from the ends of saidarcuate surface, said recess being of such width as to be slidablyengaged with said anchor pin surface and said recess being so inclinedthat, in assembly, said edges extend at an angle between 60° and 85°relative to a plane parallel to a diameter of said wheel passing throughthe axis of said rotary cam actuator, whereby, upon actuation of saidbrake, said arcuate surface is maintained in engagement with said anchorpin surface. .Iaddend..Iadd.
 28. An anchor pin for a vehicle brakeassembly comprising an elongate pin having axially spaced cylindricalbearing areas adapted to radially slidably receive respective open-endedrecesses formed in the webs of a dual web brake shoe, said bearing areasbeing provided by a cylindrical bearing surface intermediate the ends ofsaid anchor pin and a pair of oppositely facing radial surfacesintegrally formed with said anchor pin at the opposite ends of saidcylindrical bearing surface, said surfaces being adapted to engage saidwebs adjacent said recesses to prevent substantial axial movement ofsaid anchor pin in either direction relative to said dual brake shoe..Iaddend.